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What to do if i had a car accident last christmas and got a hypertrophic scar. what are my options?
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Scar treatment: Depending on the problem with the scar there are treatments to improve them but nothing will completely remove them. I treat pigmented scars with bbl to lighten them, thick scars with fractional laser to soften them, or bad or wide scars with surgery to cut out the scar and re-sew it a more cosmetically pleasing way. The laser approach requires a series of treatments to be effective--often 5-6.
Answered 12/10/2013
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More than...: I can explain here. Best to see a plastic surgeon to see whether surgical scar revision, laser resurfacing, kenalog (triamcinolone) injection or simple silicone dressings would be best.
Answered 8/11/2016
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